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Physical descriptions of Sandalphon vary depending on the source. He is uniformly depicted as extremely tall—he exceeds Hadraniel in height by a 500-year foot journey. During Moses' visit to the Third Heaven, he is said to have glimpsed Sandalphon and called him the "tall angel," though this legend dates to much later than the time of the Torah. | Physical descriptions of Sandalphon vary depending on the source. He is uniformly depicted as extremely tall—he exceeds Hadraniel in height by a 500-year foot journey. During Moses' visit to the Third Heaven, he is said to have glimpsed Sandalphon and called him the "tall angel," though this legend dates to much later than the time of the Torah. | ||
The Babylonian Talmud Hagigah 13b says Sandalphon's head reaches Heaven, which is also said of Israfil and of the Greek monster Typhon, with whom Sandalphon seems to have similar mythological roots. He is also described as being a member of the ''śārim'' (Hebrew: שָׂרִים "princes"), and a ''Hazzan'' (חַזָּן master of heavenly song). | The Babylonian Talmud Hagigah 13b says Sandalphon's head reaches [[Heaven]], which is also said of Israfil and of the Greek monster Typhon, with whom Sandalphon seems to have similar mythological roots. He is also described as being a member of the ''śārim'' (Hebrew: שָׂרִים "princes"), and a ''Hazzan'' (חַזָּן master of heavenly song). | ||
In the ''Greater Key of Solomon'', Sandalphon is designated "the left-hand feminine [[cherubim|cherub]] of the Ark of the Covenant". In the liturgy for Sukkot, he is credited with gathering the prayers of the faithful, making a garland of such prayers, and then "adjuring them to ascend as an orb to the supreme King of Kings." In the ''[[Zohar]]'' he is "chief of the Seventh Heaven." As [[Archangel Michael]] does, he carries on a ceaseless battle with [[Samael]] (perhaps [[Satan]]), an angel of evil. | In the ''Greater Key of Solomon'', Sandalphon is designated "the left-hand feminine [[cherubim|cherub]] of the Ark of the Covenant". In the liturgy for Sukkot, he is credited with gathering the prayers of the faithful, making a garland of such prayers, and then "adjuring them to ascend as an orb to the supreme King of Kings." In the ''[[Zohar]]'' he is "chief of the Seventh Heaven." As [[Archangel Michael]] does, he carries on a ceaseless battle with [[Samael]] (perhaps [[Satan]]), an angel of evil. | ||